Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13

AN Article which DAesMb9Fs OF the
heard OF Edmcaslos VIA Pima
Rrssltab 10 Read wttn Care and
Alteration.
Editor Gazette q Journal. Since during
the last 16 years nearly as many thousand
ladies, gentlemen and youth, who now
reside In Wilmington, have studied
Brooks Normal Afithmeties, the following
criticism and comparison with the rival
that has for four months been annoying
our fellow citigons In vain attempts at sup
planting them, will, the writer hopes, be
honoIed by your Judgment that 1t IL of sniil-
Client popular interest and instruction to
merit your valuable space and your intelli-
gent readers careful perusal;
SUMMARY STATEMENT.
Flsh's Arithmetic has many attempts at
de1niuons that are inadequate; contains
ungrammatieal language; is irregular,
illogical and uneati factory In It's order OF
topics; omits o large Amount OF valuable
instruction to teachers that Brooks gives
effects breYity at the loss OF practical bust
ness instruction, Intellectual development,
necessary analysis, logical deduction ana
explanation In solution; omits Letter Of
Credit, Medal Proportion, Annuities, Life
Insurance, Building Associations, &C.. aud
as special features, omits also Arbitration OIL
Exchange, Averaging Accounts. Settlement
I Vi AttOunlSt AIGuuht 9diccg Rl0httdSp
Carpeting Paperlng, DC, The Cost Of Artifi
| GERS Work, Masonry, Briekwork, &e., and
| q large amount of detail instruction on the
Maker, Indorser, Days of Grace, Protes
and Principal Kinds OF Promissory Notes
| &c., all Of which Brooks gives and lie cleai
| OF the above faults.
The foregoing statement can be proved b,
comparing the arlthmeics,
| COMPARISON.
Il No. of PIP. In Brooks series Of 1.-THE Nor
i NAL Union Arithmetic, ....s.........b 6
i No. OF PIP. In Flsh's series .5ll
Excess of Brooks over Fish's......... Z.
To show these 70 pages Of practiea
business instruction, problems, &C., ar
| valuable We apply the following tests;
/. There are 9pp. OF special instruction +
teachers In Brooks Normal Union Series b
The Instructions in Fish'sare general an
summary. In Brooks they are general an
summary and also specific and elaborate.
COMPARISON ON SAME TOPIC:
Quotation OF first two paragraphs fror
Brooks "New Primary" page7;
"our frst ideas of numbers are derive
from visible objects, hence the ehiid's art
lessons In numbers should be given wit
such objects. These objects may be books
l
H,ll suggests that arithmetic may betaugt
with a pint OF beans. The arithmetici
frame Is the most convenient for generi
use.
Manning numbers-The names Of nun
bsrs arc usually acquired with the ideas {
numbers; and both are given by a procei
called counting. Children should therefor
be- taught to count. Be careful that they
not nse the names as mere words see thl
, they know what the words mean. Ohildre
eau often count as far as a hundred, an
yet are unable to select twelve objects fro
i collection. Have the pupils count vii
J the numerical frame and with 9TH
Objects"
Quotation of first two paragraphs fro
Fish's Number One" p. 8.
"a text book In arithmetic is entirely us
] less In the hands Of pupils who have nj
} made some progress In learning to ret
! WE'LL"
I "The first presentation OF numbers mu
: be oral, and every text book which presen
t numbers, beginning with one, so that eaC
: number shall BIO learned not merely as
name or symbol, but as an idea, must niece
sarlly and mainly be a book for the teaehe
I and should be addressed to the teaehf
. and give such suggestions as to methods
| first lessons in numbers"
IL. As n specimen of the 1888 words
instruction given to tsnchers In Brooks az
omitted In Flsh's, which the pupils rei
and keep the teacher up TO the mark, :
r cite the following heads, each of which
/ | the book ia elaborated and illustrated wi
paragraph of detailed and practical |
| struetion and application OF arithmetic
processes to figures:
4. Rpnauc.